Following a brief business meeting, Dr. Moreno Ramirez will speak on : Local and Scientific Climate Change Knowledge of Geographical Spaces Communicated Creatively to Inform Mitigation and Adaptation Solutions Denise Moreno Ramírez completed her Ph.D. at The University of Arizona studying Soil, Water & Environmental Science with a minor in Medical Anthropology. Denise grew up in the Arizona-Sonora border region (Sister Cities of Nogales or Ambos Nogales), a community deeply impacted by climate change and contamination. Growing up in a border city and witnessing environmental contamination and social injustice is what fueled Denise’s passion for studying environmental racism and producing knowledge that will close health disparities in the Southwestern United States.

Following a brief business meeting that will include the election of officers for 2024, author and historian, Dr. John Langellier will speak about the Buffalo Soldiers in the US Army from 1866 to 1916.

Per the author: "The title of my short story novel pertains to a small country town and a piece of land that perhaps prepared me for the better part of my life. This land was part of the Old Spanish Land Grant known as the San Jose de Sonoita Spanish Land Grant. Growing up in a small country town next to the Grant/El Grante impacted my childhood and later years as a young man. I thought about all those childhood adventures I experienced in a small country town and on this piece of hallowed ground called The Grant/El Grante. However, like every child or young person growing up in this world, we all have that lasting memory encrypted in our minds about a particular unforgettable place and time that is haunting."